Amoghasiddhi

Amoghasiddhi
Sanskrit	Amoghasiddhi
Chinese	成就如來 Chengjiu Rulai
Japanese	不空成就如来 Fukūjōju Nyorai
Mongolian	ᠲᠡᠭᠦᠰ ᠨᠥᠭᠴᠢᠭᠰᠡᠨ Төгс нөгчигсөн Tegüs nögcigsen
Tibetan	Dön yö drub pa
Vietnamese	Thành Tựu Như Lai
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Venerated by	Vajrayana
Attributes	Accomplishment
Shakti	Aryatara
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Amoghasiddhi is one of the Five Wisdom Buddhas of the Vajrayana tradition of Buddhism. he is associated with the accomplishment of the Buddhist path and of the destruction of the poison of envy. His name means He Whose Accomplishment Is Not In Vain. His Shakti/consort is Tara, meaning Noble Deliverer or Noble Star and his mounts are garudas. He belongs to the family of Karma whose family symbol is the Double vajra/thunderbolt , .

Characteristics

Amoghasiddhi is associated with the conceptual skandha or the conceptual mind (as opposed to the non-conceptual or sensational mind). His action towards the promotion of Buddhist paths is the pacification of evils. This is symbolised by Amoghasiddhi's symbol, the moon. He gestures in the mudra of fearlessness, symoblising his and his devotees' fearlessness towards the poisons or delusions.

He is usually coloured green in artwork and is associated with the air or wind element. His season is summer and his heavenly quarter, the north.

References

• Mythology of India: Myths of India, Sri Lanka and Tibet, Rachel Storm, Anness Publishing Limited, Editor Helen Sudell, Page 15, Column 2-4, Line 5, Caption, Page 15, Column 4, Lines 1 - 5
• Five Dhyani Buddhas Table 1, Row 5, Columns 1-5, Table 2, Row 4, Columns 1-12
• Symbolism of the five Dhyani Buddhas